The 1948 Aztec incident; where it fails in the rendering

Frank Scully's "classic" Behind the Flying Saucers book was an exciting and favorite introduction to extraterrestrial life for many UFO old-timers, since it told of a flying saucer accident near Aztec, New Mexico in 1948 where and when a flying saucer crashed, leaving alien bodies in its destructed wake.

The tale has been badgered about by UFO aficionados and skeptics from its publication in 1950.

(It was used for my first oral book report in high school.)

The book has a patina of authenticity, and encouraged several UFO writers to expand on and research the story, Scott and Suzanne Ramsey are two of those writers, providing lots of time and money toward proving that Aztec "really happened."

The problem is that many things about the tale don't add up.

Paul Kimball [The Other Side of Truth] wrote a piece outlining one particular aspect of the convoluted account that doesn't pass muster.

Click HERE for Paul's carefully prepared rebuttal.

This is how researchers should treat exotic tales of UFOs and flying saucers.

(My guess, as many of you know, is that the rumored 1947 Roswell event, whatever it was, became the incendiary spark that Silas Newton, one of the main characters in Scully's presentation, used to create a scenario that might benefit his oil business.)

RR